DUNLOP TIRES Complaints

15" DUNLOP TIRE, LOOKED LIKE IT WAS BARLEY USED STILL HAD THE NUMBS ON IT. MIDDLE OF TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF, SENDING THE BACK END OF OUR TRUCK SIDEWAYS THEN ROLLING IN A DEEP EMBANKMENT. TRUCK TOTALED. WILL GIVE MORE INFO. *TR

ON JULY 7, 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY 1996 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FAILED. THE FOUR TIRES WERE DUNLOP GRAND TREK AT21 P265170R16 (111S M+S 014814), PURCHASED NEW AND INSTALLED IN JUNE 2007. I DRIVE LESS THAN 8,000 MILES PER YEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MILEAGE ON THE FAILED TIRE WAS ONLY 25,843 MILES. IT WAS PROPERLY INFLATED. I DID NOT STRIKE ANY OBJECT ON THE FREEWAY. THE SUV WAS IN EXCELLENT RUNNING ORDER AND WELL MAINTAINED. AT THE TIME OF THE TIRE FAILURE, I WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-80 IN IOWA ON MY WAY FROM KANSAS CITY TO CHICAGO. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT MILEPOST 287.5, WEST OF DAVENPORT, IOWA. I TRIED TO CONTROL THE SUV, BUT I STRUCK THE MEDIAN MADE OF STEEL POSTS AND ANTI-CROSSOVER CABLES, FIRST SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER?S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, THE SUV HIT A POTHOLE IN THE MEDIAN AND SPUN 180 DEGREES STRIKING THE POST AND CABLE BARRIER MEDIAN AGAIN WITH THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH BENT THE FRAME AND CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO ALL BODY PANELS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. I CAME TO REST ALONG THE MEDIAN FACING BACKWARDS, IN THE DIRECTION OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. LUCKILY, I DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLE, AND MY PASSENGER SUSTAINED ONLY A VERY SORE KNEE THAT BUMPED AGAINST THE DASHBOARD. THE IOWA STATE PATROL ARRIVED AND HANDLED THE SITUATION (REPORT AND PHOTOS AVAILABLE). THE SUV WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE WHERE BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THE BODY METAL WAS PULLED OUT. -- THE MECHANIC AT THE STORE SAID IT APPEARED THAT THE BAD TIRE MAY HAVE DELAMINATED BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING, AND FROM THE VERY GOOD CONDITION OF THE OTHER 3 TIRES, IT WAS PROBABLY DEFECTIVE. -- THE SUV WAS DRIVABLE THE NEXT DAY DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE TO NEARLY ALL BODY PANELS. THE BODY WORK WAS ESTIMATED AT $7,026 AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I REPORTED THE TIRE FAILURE AND ACCIDENT TO DUNLOP/GOODYEAR, WHICH SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING AT ALL BECAUSE I DID NOT KEEP THE FAILED TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 HYUNDAI GENESIS EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP5000M TIRES, SIZE: P235/50R18 97V. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE DEALER NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE ROTTED AND CRACKED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIRES BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE TIRES AND THAT HE NEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES FOR ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT A DISCOUNTED COST. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY FOR THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AND TIRES WAS 13,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP D408F TIRES, SIZE 130/70/R18, DOT DA4Y. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT TIRE WAS CRACKING. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX MOTORCYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP D408F TIRES, TIRE SIZE 130/70/18. THE DOT NUMBER WAS DA4Y4B1M1712. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT TIRE WAS SEVERELY DEFECTIVE WITH NUMEROUS CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL. THE FRONT TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW TIRE ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS EACH TIME. THE ORIGINAL TIRE WAS INCLUDED IN ONE OF THE REPLACEMENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON FLHX MOTORCYCLE EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP TIRES, SIZE: 130/70818. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS CRACKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT IT WAS FINE FOR THE TIRES TO EXHIBIT SMALL CRACKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE TIRES WERE EXCHANGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,300. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD WITH DUNLOP STE SPORT AVS TIRES, SIZE: P215 60 R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE SHREDDED AND RUPTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED JUST A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,850.

I OWN A 2008 HONDA GL1800 AND I WAS ON A RIDE ON SUNDAY ABOUT 100 MILES FROM HOME WHEN I NOTICED THE BACK END OF THE BIKE FELT RUBBERY AS IF I HAD A TIRE GOING FLAT, I GLANCED AT MY TPS AND NOTED THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS 38 PSI. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED TWO RIPS IN THE BACK TIRE TREAD. THE DUNLOP E3 IS ABOUT 10 MONTHS OLD AND ABOUT 10K MILES ON IT. LOOKS LIKE THE CORDS BROKE AND THE RUBBER IS RIPPING FROM THE INSIDE. LUCKY I WAS AT LOW SPEED WHEN I FELT THIS CONDITION AND STOPPED MY RIDE. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR IN A CURVE THAT THIS TIRE COULD HAVE BLOWN AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. AS IT WAS SUNDAY AND ALL SHOPS WERE CLOSED IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT BY MY RIDING CLUB TO GET ME AND THE BIKE HOME. TIRE SIZE IS 180/60R/16. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 HONDA ACCORD EQUIPPED WITH DUNLOP SP SPORT TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK MY TIRES DUE TO MY PRESSURE LIGHT BEING ON AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FUNNY. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A BUSTED BELT IN THE SIDEWALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIRE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IN TWO MONTHS. ALSO, IT WAS STATED AT THIS TIME THAT MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO WEAR ON THE TREAD AND I WILL NEED TO BUY NEW TIRES BEFORE RE-REGISTERING MY VEHICLE. CAR IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR OLD WITH UNDER 20,000 MILES. *TR